MMA News and Notes for 06/27

All the MMA News I could stand to gather for the moment is behind the cut.



Ken Shamrock says he got his formal release from the UFC on Fight Network Radio.

Nick Diaz calls out Frank Shamrock.

Travis Lutter to fight at UFC 74 I'm sure that Euan, Art and myself will not make any weight jokes during our UFC 74 roundtable. Actually, I'm pretty sure we're all going to start brainstorming them...mmmm....mmmm....mmmm....now.

I guess IFL Battleground has another new direction has it really been 3 weeks already?

The TUF Five Finale ratings are in and all things considered are pretty good.

Matt Hughes says he'll fight in December

Jason Probst breaks down Franca Vs. Sherk

Cro Cop Vs. Kongo is official for UFC 75.

UFC finally got around to announcing UFC 74 I was beginning to think they'd wait until the day after it was over.

Entrepreneur magazine wants us to meet Dana White

Is Drew Fickett out of UFC 73? and his scheduled bout with Chris "Lights Out" Lytle.

Jamal Patterson, New York Pitbulls Light Heavyweight Blog is here

Tokyo Saber Heavyweight Wayne Cole wants a shot at redemption Get a load of his injury story and try not to laugh...I failed.

The best of the best in IFL 2007 is here and while I've not looked at the list, Battleground had better only be mentioned in passing. Well, the first episode which was so great they apologized for it should be on the list as best fuck up.

Phil Baroni is out for 6 or 7 months

Salaries and attendance for Shamrock Vs. Baroni are here

The Smashing Machine Mark Kerr will fight for the Global Fighting Championships in August. Some other known names are on the card, and Sean O'Haire is listed as well...so I guess he's gotten out of jail after the last time he got his ass kicked.

Some guy named Jorge Ortiz tested positive for steriods However, Tito Santiago was clean. Ric may be the only one that laughs at that, if anyone does.

A Q&A with Mauricio "Shogun" Rua is here

Wayne McCullough talks MMA here and get a load of his nickname...it is the new best ever.

A Notes from Brazil column here

That's enough for now.

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MMA Late Night Newsbits for 5/29

We'll take a quick glance at things before we head home.

All the links behind the cut.



IFL joins troops for Fleet Week

A preview of this Friday's Seattle event can be found here

Former UFC Heavyweight fighter
Marcio Pe De Pano Cruz to fight in IFL

Here's what to expect on IFL Battleground this monday:

You Will Submit! "IFL Battleground" Highlights League's Best Tap-Outs Monday On MyNetworkTV

Episode Looks Inside The Art Of Chokes And Holds

NEW YORK, May 29, 2007- The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s number one professional mixed martial arts league, takes a look at the
league’s top submissions and tap-out artists, in the next episode of “IFL Battleground” on Monday, June 4, at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. CT/MT). “IFL Battleground”
airs every Monday night on MyNetworkTV.

The show features full fights and highlights of IFL bouts which have ended via submission, and also includes demonstrations by “IFL Battleground” Co-Host
Bas Rutten and IFL athletes such as the Tokyo Sabres’ Antonio McKee (Long Beach, Calif.).

Additionally, the search for the next IFL Ring Girls continues, with audition footage of some contenders – and a few pretenders – from searches conducted
in New York and Los Angeles.

Some of the competitors seen in the episode include:

Lightweight John Gunderson (Houston/Medford, Ore.) of the Lions vs. Josh Odom (Tallahassee, Fla.) of the Razorclaws
Middleweight Benji Radach (Coconut Creek, Fla.) of the Anacondas vs. Brian Foster (Moreno Valley, Calif.) of the Razorclaws
Middleweight Jeremy Williams (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) of the Condors vs. Bristol Marunde (Sequim, Wash.) and Kazuhiro Hamanaka (Tokyo) of the Sabres
Middleweight Matt Horwich (Portland, Ore.) of the Wolfpack vs. Brent Beauparlant (Ottawa, Ontario) of the Dragons
Welterweight Jay Hieron (Las Vegas) of the Anacondas vs. Donnie Liles (Colorado Springs, Colo.) of the Razorclaws
Light Heavyweight Jamal Patterson (Hoboken, N.J.) of the Pitbulls vs. Alex Schoenauer (Las Vegas) of the Anacondas

Viewers can find their local MyNetworkTV affiliate at www.mynetworktv.com/local_stations.html.

Each of the 12 IFL teams for 2007 will compete in three regular season events; the teams with the top four overall win-loss team records will advance to
the semi-finals, which will be held on Thursday, August 2, at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J. The 2007 IFL Finals will then be held
at The Forum in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 15.

About the IFL

International Fight League™ (IFL) is the world’s first professional mixed martial arts sports league. IFL has its headquarters in New York, NY and offices
in Las Vegas, NV. For more information about IFL, please see: www.ifl.tv.

Seattle Tiger Sharks Light Heavyweight Allan Goes is ready for Friday's battle.

Dana White, when talking about the Pride sale and its fighters said We're going to have them all

UFC Explodes in Popularity

UFC 71 gives use yet another surprise

Rampage Jackson's trainer put together a masterful plan

MMA Knocks Out Boxing
NBC Sports

Kevin Iole looks at the rise of Rampage

Steve Sievert of the Houston Chronicle believe that the UFC Swings and Misses by scheduling the Sims-Thomas fight.

Could we see another Shamrock-Gracie fight?

I'm winding down, so I think that will be it for this evening.

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Don Frye is THE MAN~!!! As if you didn't know already...

(Euan, sorry for stealing your heat... - Art)

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